Newcastle R.C. Racers @ TyneMet

[Ray Mac]

Originally Posted by cheapskate

lol, did you get sorted with some cells Ray or have you took the plunge and bought some lipo's

Hi Mal! I've found some old 3300's thatmight work, no! I haven't got any lipo's (yet)
As I said before, it's only a game, the only thing that depends on it is enjoying yourself, (some timesyou have a cr*p night but that's the way it goes)
Enjoy yourselves on Monday night, I've got another week to wait 'cos I'm away on holiday.

[TangerineDream]

Originally Posted by cheapskate

Isnt 10.5 brushless the same 19t brushed though Paul?

They were meant to be but are actually a lot quicker!! Slower is faster, honest

[lazysurfer]

Originally Posted by TangerineDream

Not that I'm fussed (as I don't race TC anymore), but we had agreed that people could use 13.5 brushless or down to 19t brushed. We thought this was fair as people with 27t brushed were struggling to keep up with those with a 13.5 brushless.

Mark do you recall?

Er not really
We only stopped 19 brushed cos of tyre wear which isn't a problem anymore. I think it was agreed 19 was ok at TyneMet or brushless equivalent. If it's supposed to be 10.5 then I guess we'll be ok with it. Like you say only makes diff on straight. Slower is faster on the windy bits for most!

[MR ANDERSON]

Originally Posted by lazysurfer

Er not really
We only stopped 19 brushed cos of tyre wear which isn't a problem anymore. I think it was agreed 19 was ok at TyneMet or brushless equivalent. If it's supposed to be 10.5 then I guess we'll be ok with it. Like you say only makes diff on straight. Slower is faster on the windy bits for most!

ive got a 10.5 aswell and can only use full power for a split second on the back straight, marks right, sometimes going slower gets u round the track quicker

[lazysurfer]

Originally Posted by MR ANDERSON

ive got a 10.5 aswell and can only use full power for a split second on the back straight, marks right, sometimes going slower gets u round the track quicker

Yep. Hence phil Haines getting firsts and seconds in the A when he was still on 27 brushed!

[baD]

Originally Posted by lazysurfer

Yep. Hence phil Haines getting firsts and seconds in the A when he was still on 27 brushed!

Yep, one of the smoothest on the track, always has been, and he's a bit smooth on the dance floor too ! ! !

[MR ANDERSON]

Originally Posted by lazysurfer

Yep. Hence phil Haines getting firsts and seconds in the A when he was still on 27 brushed!

i rest my case

[cheapskate]

Originally Posted by MR ANDERSON

i rest my case

does this mean your going down to a 13.5 motor pete!!!???

[MR ANDERSON]

Originally Posted by cheapskate

does this mean your going down to a 13.5 motor pete!!!???

yes i would of done but since me and u have such a good race together mal, and u have just got a 10.5 motor i quess i will just have to keep to a 10.5 motor

[cheapskate]

Originally Posted by MR ANDERSON

yes i would of done but since me and u have such a good race together mal, and u have just got a 10.5 motor i quess i will just have to keep to a 10.5 motor

ive still got my 13.5
btw ive got a shell for your matthews Mi1 which i'll bring along on monday

[MR ANDERSON]

Originally Posted by cheapskate

ive still got my 13.5
btw ive got a shell for your matthews Mi1 which i'll bring along on monday

cool cheers, it must be a shell u dont like, u know what matthews driving is like, nearly as bad as mine lol
im looking forward to a good nights racing tomorrow night
may the best man win, and i will settle for second place

[lazysurfer]

Well a good turn out last night, 19 comprising 13 TC’s & 6 buggies including hopefully 3 new regulars - Colin Oldroyd joining us on the track again with a buggy bought specifically for racing at TyneMet and Jim Shears also on the track for the first time at TyneMet with a new buggy. Also a completely new racer, Paul Morrison joining the buggy class for his first nights racing. Hope you all enjoyed it lads.
Well done to Ian Watson on a convincing win in the A final second leg. Also a win in the buggies for Mr Hindson subject to a stewards inquiry due to using tracktight!!
Also someone remind me next week to put one of the 10.5T brushless lads in the faster qualifying heat so we can get a better comparison of the speed difference between a 10.5T & 13.5T

[MR ANDERSON]

good to be back racing after the last 2 weeks of biting my nails and watching soaps,
well done to mal for having a flying night and making the a finals for the first time ever and leaving me in the demolition derby round
i hope ray can get his battery problems sorted for next week, be good to see u there next monday ray

[cheapskate]

Originally Posted by MR ANDERSON

well done to mal for having a flying night and making the a finals for the first time ever and leaving me in the demolition derby round

Yep just beat you into the A final by 0.03 of a second Pete
Mind you it was like i was standing still racing in the A final the amount of times i was getting lapped!!

I noticed as the night was going on my back diff was getting tighter than the front, anybody got any idea's what it could be?

See you's next week,
Mal

[TangerineDream]

Originally Posted by cheapskate

Yep just beat you into the A final by 0.03 of a second Pete
Mind you it was like i was standing still racing in the A final the amount of times i was getting lapped!!

I noticed as the night was going on my back diff was getting tighter than the front, anybody got any idea's what it could be?

See you's next week,
Mal

Must be time for you to buy a Tamiya Mal

Never heard of that one, they sometimes slacken off, unless its full of muck?!

[lazysurfer]

Originally Posted by cheapskate

Yep just beat you into the A final by 0.03 of a second Pete
Mind you it was like i was standing still racing in the A final the amount of times i was getting lapped!!

I noticed as the night was going on my back diff was getting tighter than the front, anybody got any idea's what it could be?

See you's next week,
Mal

Guess this proves that power isn't that useable on the floor and slower is likely to be smoother and therefore faster. Did you seem particularly faster on the straight than us 13.5s or did anyone notice if Mal seemed to have DRS & Kers on the straight?
Just interested for the 10.5/13.5 debate!

[cheapskate]

its a little faster on the straight Mark but thats the only place it can used, im pretty much on half throttle the rest of the track, might pop the 13.5 back in for next week.
Paul the Tamiyas tempting but the only thing putting me off is the availability of spares,
looks like ANOTHER strip and rebuild on a diff

[FastWheels]

Ray needs to upgrade to some lipos, remember it aint just a game!!.

& you can't take it with you!!

[lazysurfer]

Well an “interesting” nights racing last night with a problem we’ve never had before….
20 racers booked in (although only 19 made it to the track) has never been an issue before as there’s never been an even split in the classes but last night we hit 10 buggies for the first time leaving a dilemma for the split.
1 - split both classes into 2 heats - everyone gets one less race AND we have to fit ANOTHER 5 min race into the time available
2 - run the usual format and split only one class running a 10 car heat in the other.
Anyway the second option was taken with the buggies in a 10 car heat and while the track should be big enough for 10 racers no problem, with the differing ability range seemed a bit chaotic.
In order to make it a bit fairer the finals were split the other way with 2 buggy finals and all the TC’s in together.
Thoughts on how we deal with this in the future appreciated - at some point it will happen again - do we all loose a race and split both classes or alternate the split between TC’s and buggies.
Although the way numbers are going I think at some point there’ll be no choice but to run 4 heats.
Anyway a good win in the buggies for Greg Williams on his first visit to the club - hope to see you back Greg although the buggy lads may not ;-)
And a well driven win for Mel in the second leg of the TC final with Peter Anderson giving me a hard time for second place.
Amy thoughts on the use of tracktight would be welcome too - is it just me or is the use of track tight making it more slippery for the rest of us?
Nice to have Jason back too after attempting to cremate himself by lighting a barbecue with nitro fuel - nice idea Jason ;-)
See you all next week
Oh BTW Chris Haves is selling up so any of you looking for stuff - Ray - here’s a link to what’s for grabs or email him direct on [email protected]

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80281

[MR ANDERSON]

Originally Posted by lazysurfer

Well an “interesting” nights racing last night with a problem we’ve never had before….
20 racers booked in (although only 19 made it to the track) has never been an issue before as there’s never been an even split in the classes but last night we hit 10 buggies for the first time leaving a dilemma for the split.
1 - split both classes into 2 heats - everyone gets one less race AND we have to fit ANOTHER 5 min race into the time available
2 - run the usual format and split only one class running a 10 car heat in the other.
Anyway the second option was taken with the buggies in a 10 car heat and while the track should be big enough for 10 racers no problem, with the differing ability range seemed a bit chaotic.
In order to make it a bit fairer the finals were split the other way with 2 buggy finals and all the TC’s in together.
Thoughts on how we deal with this in the future appreciated - at some point it will happen again - do we all loose a race and split both classes or alternate the split between TC’s and buggies.
Although the way numbers are going I think at some point there’ll be no choice but to run 4 heats.
Anyway a good win in the buggies for Greg Williams on his first visit to the club - hope to see you back Greg although the buggy lads may not ;-)
And a well driven win for Mel in the second leg of the TC final with Peter Anderson giving me a hard time for second place.
Amy thoughts on the use of tracktight would be welcome too - is it just me or is the use of track tight making it more slippery for the rest of us?
Nice to have Jason back too after attempting to cremate himself by lighting a barbecue with nitro fuel - nice idea Jason ;-)
See you all next week
Oh BTW Chris Haves is selling up so any of you looking for stuff - Ray - here’s a link to what’s for grabs or email him direct on [email protected]

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80281

good to see so many buggies racing last night, kept all the marshalls busy that was for sure, ive never been so busy lol, was a good tc final aswell, i tried my best to keep on your tail mark but had no chance of overtaking u, i was just glad u didnt lap me lol, hope mal gets his rear diff sorted out for next week, i knew there was something wrong when i kept lapping u, especially as u trounced me last week matey, well take care all and me and matthew will see u all next monday